05-11966. Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans Special Joint Session of the Working Group on Communications to Retirement Plan Participants and the Working Group on Improving Plan Communications for Health and Welfare Plan ...

Pursuant to the authority contained in section 512 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. 1142, the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans Working Groups assigned to study the issues of Communications to Retirement Plan Participants, Improving Plan Communications for Health and Welfare Plan Participants, and Retirement Plan Distributions and Options will hold a joint public meeting on July 7, 2005.

The session will take place in Room N 4437 A-C, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. 20210. The purpose of the joint public meeting, which will run from 9 a.m. to approximately 10:45 a.m., is for the members of the Working Groups to hear testimony from witnesses invited by the three Working Groups.

Organizations or members of the public wishing to submit a written statement pertaining to the topic may do so by submitting 25 copies on or before June 29, 2005 to Larry Good, Executive Secretary, ERISA Advisory Council, U.S. Department of Labor, Suite N-5623, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. Statements also may be submitted electronically to [e-mail]. Statements received on or before June 29, 2005 will be included in the record of the meeting. Individuals or representatives of organizations wishing to address the Working Groups should forward their requests to the Executive Secretary or telephone [phone]. Oral presentations will be limited to 10 minutes, time permitting, but an extended statement may be submitted for the record. Individuals with disabilities who need special accommodations should contact Larry Good by June 29 at the address indicated.

Signed at Washington, DC this 13th day of June, 2005.

Ann L. Combs,

Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration.